Fundamental Research Corp. Initiates Coverage of eXp World Holdings, Inc.

BELLINGHAM, WA--(Marketwired - April 14, 2016) - Fundamental Research Corp. an independent research firm specializing in the small-cap and microcap sectors, has announced that it has initiated coverage of eXp Realty International Corporation (name change to eXp World Holdings, Inc. presently pending) (OTCQB: EXPI). The report includes a rating and a price target. To the view the report in its entirety visit http://www.otcmarkets.com/financialReportViewer?symbol=EXPI&id=152868.

eXp World Holdings, Inc. is the holding company for a number of entities including eXp Realty, the Agent-Owned Cloud Brokerage and First Cloud Mortgage, Inc. The Company's real estate brokerage operations now has more than 1,100 real estate professionals who span across 36 states and parts of Canada.

In the report, Fundamental Research Corp. discusses the implementation of eXp's agent-ownership initiatives, and the fundamentals of its business model stating that the Company's "ability to attract 1,000+ agents, and over $2 billion in transactions, indicates their attractive value proposition to real estate professionals."

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About eXp World Holdings, Inc.

eXp World Holdings, Inc. is the holding company for a number of companies most notably eXp Realty LLC, the Agent-Owned Cloud Brokerage™ as a full-service real estate brokerage providing 24/7 access to collaborative tools, training, and socialization for real estate brokers and agents through its 3-D, fully-immersive, cloud office environment. eXp Realty, LLC and eXp Realty of Canada, Inc. also feature an aggressive revenue sharing program that pays agents a percentage of gross commission income earned by fellow real estate professionals who they attract into the Company.

eXp World Holdings, Inc. also owns 90.5% of First Cloud Mortgage, Inc. a Delaware corporation launched in 2015 and now licensed to originate mortgages in Arizona, California, New Mexico and Texas.

The corporate name change to "eXp World Holdings, Inc." has been approved by our Board and stockholders but is not yet effective, pending the mailing of a definitive information statement to our stockholders in accordance with applicable rules and a 20-day notice period thereafter.

As a publicly-traded company, eXp World Holdings, Inc. uniquely offers professionals within its ranks opportunities to earn equity awards for production and contributions to overall company growth.

For more information you can follow eXp World Holdings, Inc. on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, YouTube, or visit investors.exprealty.com or www.exprealty.com.

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